The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-10
NEWS FROM CONGRESS,
SENATE

NEWS FROM CONGRESS.
The senate reassembled in continuation
OF yesterdays session,at 10 u. m. After
some unimportant business the senate
closed the Legislative day of Wednesday by
adjournment, and at IL opened the last
legislative day OF the Forty-nin tn congress.
The resolution OF Mr.. Cockrell for select
committee OF five senators to ex"
anime into the business OF the executive
department in Washington, the causes Oide.
lay in the transaction Of public business,
Ms to the necessity OF additional buildings
etc, was taken up. Mr.: Van Wyck offered
an amendment to add the words ''and al
80 to the cause OF delay in transacting pub
was rejected. The resolution was agreed
to. The conference report on the house
bill authorizing the employment OF male
messengers in the postal service was made
and concurred in. The legislative bill WAS
passed with some unimportant amend.
ments.
Nearly tho whole day was taken up in con-
enlivend occasionally by sharp discus.
sions.
Mr.. Haynes called up the vetoed senate
OH granting arrears OF pension to Thomas
Hopkins. The house refused 70 pass the
DILL over the veto-yeas 153 nays 95.
The house refused to pass the Sally Ann
Bradley pension bill over the yetoyvens
1913; nays, 122. Mr.. Cox IN. C.) moved to
suspend the rules and pass the senate bill
repeating the tenure OF Office act. Agreed
to aud the bill was passed-172 to g.
On motion OF Mr.. Anderson (Ohio) the
house passed over tho presidents veto
yeas l33, nays G3-the senate bill for the
erection OF building at Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. wilson wv. Va.) reported a further
nppro priation bill.
Mr.. Henderson Uowa) moved to suspend
the rules and pass the senate bill granting
q pension OF $4,000 year to Mary e.
Logan.
Mr.. Matson opposed the bill. The
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was Iost-yeas JAG, nays i13-not
the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative
The president approved the following:
The act to authorize tho president to pro.
tect and defend the rights OF American
fishing vessels, American fishermen, Ameri-
can trading and other vessels in British
dominions OF North America; the Indian
appropriation BILL the act to establish
agricultural experiment stations in
Connection with the colleges established
under the act OF July 2, 1862; the act re-
iatlns to contested elections; the diploma
TIC appropriation BILL the agricultural
appropriation bill; the act to restrict the
ownership OF real estate in tho territories
70 American citizens; the Pacific railroad
inquiry bill; to repeal the tenure OF office
act.
LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.
Senators Sherman and Salisbury were nm
pointed TO join like committee on the part
OF the house TO wait ON the president and
inform HIM that the two houses had COM
pleted their business and were ready to ad.
Journ. unless he had something further to
submit to them The presiding officer an
nounced the appointment of Messrs. Cock
rell, Harris. Jones (Ark.), Platt and Cullom
as the committee on investigation in the ex-
ecutlve department.; Messrs. Dolph and
Cockrell to attend the annual examinations
aG tne military academy. and Messrs
Aldrlch and Gray ON the board of examiners
az the naval academy. Aresolution of thanks
10 the presiding officer for his ability courtesy
ana lmpartlallty was offered BY Mr. Harris
ana unanimously adopted A subsistence OF
business and a general lull in the senate
chamber followed. it being understood that
the president of the United States was on
MS way to the capitol. One of his secre-
tarles, Mr. Pruden. appeared and announced
mat the president had approved and signed
several bills Tho president himself had
about that time reached his room in the
capitol. Messrs Sherman aud Saulsburv re-
ported that the committee to wait upon the
president and inquire if he had any further
communication to make to congress had
performed that duty, and had been assured
oy the president that he had no further COM
,ham to make. The presiding officer
lourncd without day The dial of the SEN
ate clock showed it to lack four minutes OF
tne hour OF noon but the actual time was
1ollr minutes past.
THE FINALE IN THE HOUSE.
few minutes after 5 O. IN. Blount an.
nounced that the conference committee on
the postotfice appropriation bill had reached
an agreement by the recession Of the senate
G0nferrees from the subsidy amendment
IN Inc f report was agreed to. thus disposng OF
from the senate about 6 O'Clock, and it was
Immediately called up by Mr. Holman. who
explained that the point of difference re-.
manning between the two houses was the
Item for secretaries for senator's After 8
heated controversy between Messra Town
clsing the house conferrees for yield.
ing, as he said, to tho aictation
of the senate, while the latter VIC:
orously defended them, Mr.. Holman
moved that the house recede from it's dis.
agreement to the senatorial clerk amend.
ment carried, thus passing the Legislative
appropriation bill. The deficiency bill had
not reached the house. yet on motion OF
mr. Long the senate amendments to the bill
were non-concurred in, and the speaker au.
d tl1ze to appoint q conference committee
Inc conference report on the bill adding
various cities to the list of reserve bani
1und cities was adopted At IL O'Clock O
resolution was adopted for the appointment
OF acommittee to inform the president thai
congress was ready to adjourn sine die. Mr.
heod lMr Hatch being IN the chair offered
Cne following resolution, which was adopted
unanimously by standing vote:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this house ar,
hereby rendered to tho Hon. John G. Carlisle
eno speaker, for the courtesy, ability and fair
ness with which he has presided over the DELHI